WUCT-UMEC News: settembre 2020

giovedì 24 settembre 2020

GLOBAL PACT ON EDUCATION - PACTO EDUCATIVO GLOBAL - PACTE MONDIAL POUR L'EDUCATION

Pacte mondial pour

l’éducation:

une rencontre en ligne

le 15 octobre

Les initiatives liées au “Pacte mondial pour l’éducation” reprennent: le 15 octobre prochain est prévue une rencontre virtuelle, ouverte par un message vidéo du Pape François.

L'événement mondial sur le thème “Reconstruire le Pacte mondial pour l'éducation”, organisé par la congrégation pour l’Éducation catholique, devait avoir lieu en mai dernier, mais avait dû être reporté en raison de la situation sanitaire.

Pacte mondial pour l'éducation : la rencontre reportée à octobre

Ce projet de rencontre traduit un appel du Saint-Père, à l’origine de l’initiative: la nécessité d'unir les efforts pour la maison commune, afin que l'éducation soit créatrice de fraternité, de paix et de justice.

Le 15 octobre prochain, à 14h30 (GMT+2), aura donc lieu une rencontre virtuelle, ouverte à tous et diffusée en direct sur la chaîne Youtube de Vatican Media, au cours de laquelle sera diffusé un message vidéo du Pape François, accompagné de témoignages et d'expériences internationales, pour regarder vers l’avenir avec créativité.

L'événement est organisé par la congrégation pour l'Éducation catholique, à laquelle se réfèrent 216 000 écoles catholiques, fréquentées par plus de 60 millions d'élèves, et 1 750 universités catholiques, rassemblant plus de 11 millions d'étudiants.

Plus d'informations sont disponibles sur le site www.educationglobalcompact.org

Pacto Educativo Global: en octubre, encuentro virtual con el mensaje del Papa

Juntos, ¡para mirar más allá a través de la educación! Se reanudan las iniciativas del Pacto Ecucativo Mundial, (Global compact on education), con un encuentro virtual que se abrirá el 15 de octubre próximo, con el mensaje del Papa Francisco.

Educar a los jóvenes a la fraternidad, a aprender a superar las divisiones y los conflictos, promover la acogida, la justicia y la paz: el Papa Francisco invita a todos los que se preocupan por la educación de las jóvenes generaciones a firmar un Pacto Educativo Mundial, para generar un cambio de mentalidad a escala planetaria a través de la educación.

En mayo de 2020 habría tenido lugar el Global compact on education, promovido por el Santo Padre, para generar, a través de la educación, un cambio de mentalidad a escala planetaria. La pandemia, que obligó a cancelar el evento, hizo aún más apremiante el llamado Sumo Pontífice: es necesario unir esfuerzos para la casa común, para que la educación sea creadora de hermandad, paz y justicia.

Por esta razón, la Congregación para la Educación Católica dio a conocer, a través de un comunicado, la fecha del encuentro que se llevará a cabo en modo virtual, durante el cual se transmitirá el mensaje en vídeo del Papa Francisco, junto con testimonios y experiencias internacionales: la cita es el 15 de octubre de 2020 a las 2.30 p.m. (UTC +2).

Se trata de un encuentro “para mirar más allá con creatividad”, abierto a todos, que será transmitido en directo a través del canal de Youtube de Vatican Media.

Tal como leemos, "son muchas las escuelas, universidades católicas y no católicas, que están profundizando en las dimensiones antropológicas, comunicativas, culturales, económicas, generacionales, interreligiosas, pedagógicas y sociales de este Pacto Mundial".

Al evento, organizado por la Congregación para la Educación Católica, recurren 216 mil escuelas católicas, con más de 60 millones de alumnos, y 1.750 universidades católicas, con más de 11 millones de estudiantes.

Vatican News

mercoledì 23 settembre 2020

LAUDATO SI' - WEBINAR

LAUDATO SI’ – ITINERARI EDUCATIVI

WEBINAR

Martedì, 29 settembre 2020 – ore 17-19 (Roma)

“La missione della scuola è di sviluppare il senso del vero, il senso del bene e il senso del bello. E questo avviene attraverso un ricco cammino, fatto di tanti ingredienti … Tutti noi siamo in cammino, avviando un processo, avviando una strada …. E’ necessario un cammino educativo che coinvolga tutti… educare le nuove generazioni ad una cittadinanza attiva e partecipativa, che metta al centro la persona e allo stesso tempo la cura dell’ambiente… Dobbiamo tutti crescere nella coscienza della cura della casa comune… È importante recuperare la dimensione contemplativa, cioè guardare la terra, il creato come un dono, non come una cosa da sfruttare per il profitto…. La contemplazione ci conduce a un atteggiamento di cura… Contemplare e prendersi cura: ecco due atteggiamenti che mostrano la via per correggere e riequilibrare il nostro rapporto di esseri umani con il creato… Occorre ricostruire un patto educativo globale che ci educhi alla solidarietà universale e a un nuovo umanesimo” Papa Francesco

Interventi di:

Mons. Vincent Dollmann, Arcivescovo di Cambrai, A.E. UMEC-WUCT

Sergio Cametti, esperto processi educativi ed educazione ambientale – Agesci-Ministero Istruzione – Italia

p. Albert Kabuge, sdb, provinciale Salesiani Africa Centrale

p. Ioan Riba, responsabile pastorale scolastica, Romania

Introduce e coordina Giovanni Perrone, segretario gen. UMEC-WUCT

Il webinar sarà in lingua italiana

Registrazione (entro il 28 set.): https://forms.gle/oze2Tx5JE1oevSvx5

Eventuale cancellazione: scrivere a : umec.wuct@gmail.com

martedì 22 settembre 2020

A JUST TRANSITION: EUROPE'S RESPONSABILITY TO ITS PEOPLE ANDE THE WORLD

To Forum of Catholic Inspired NGOs participants, with the invitation to spread in your own networks (great opportunity: instantaneous translation live in English, español, italiano, português, polski)

Dear Forum of Catholic Inspired NGOs participants,

in the light of the email on "commencement of Forum 2020 - 2022 activities" just received from Geoffrey Strickland on behalf of the Forum Committee and the "focus upon the pandemic so as to move forward in mutual support and synergistic thinking", We invite you to attend the next Season of Creation Webinar “A Just Transition: Europe’s Responsibility to its People and to the World”, hosted by GCCM and CIDSE, that will be held on 24^th September and to spread the news in your network. (More info below; an invitation text is available here ). The webinar will be in English and it will be simultaneously translated in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, or Polish.

This webinar will explore how the coronavirus crisis and the environmental crisis are related, and how regional approaches to a just transition to integral ecology could be developed. It will contribute to informing, connecting and mobilising people of goodwill in relation to a Just Transition in Europe, and importantly - to Europe’s responsibilities for a Just Transition globally. On the occasion of the Season of Creation, as a time for reflection, prayer and action, it will contribute to create an understanding of engagement in public affairs as an answer to Pope Francis call to hear ‘the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor’.

Speakers will include Sr Alessandra Smerilli, economist and coordinator of the Vatican’s Commission for Covid-19’s Economics Task Force, member of the Scientific Committee and organizer of the Catholic Italian Social Weeks;

Marcin Kędzierski, EU and Poland expert at the Jagiellonian Club, an independent think tank in Poland;

Lydia Lehlogonolo Machaka, CIDSE Climate Justice & Energy officer;

Edwin Mumbere, Coordinator at Centre for Citizens Conserving and fossil fuel activist in Uganda

8:00 Quito / 9:00 NYC / 10:00 São Paulo / 14:00 UK / 15:00 Rome / 16:00 Nairobi

Register here to attend in English or receive interpretation in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, or Polish.
Watch the live stream here in English only.

Info about the Season of Creation Webinar “A Just Transition: Europe’s Responsibility to its People and to the World”

For more info about the Season of Creation

Website of the Season of Creation (available in EN, ES, FR, IT, PL, PT)
Link to register events
Link to the Celebration Guide
Link to the Catholic page with resources

UNESCO - EDUCATION THIS WEEK (21 – 25 September 2020)

UNESCO EDUCATION @UNGA

This year’s UN General Assembly is celebrating its 75^th anniversary under the theme ‘The future we want, the United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism – confronting COVID-19 through effective multilateral action’.

UNESCO Education is organizing a virtual high level side event to focus on the progress made by the Global Education Coalition in the past 6 months.

The event will share with countries measures and best practices in responding to immediate challenges of school closures and re-openings, including concrete examples on how the Global Education Coalition members are engaging in supporting country needs.

The event will take place on 25 September from 10 – 11.30 am (New York time). You can register here.

BROADBAND COMMISSION REPORT ON SCHOOL CONNECTIVITY

A new report published by the Broadband Commission looks into school connectivity and introduces a methodology and framework for mapping and connecting primary and secondary schools to the Internet. The report is the result of a working group co-chaired by the ITU, UNESCO and UNICEF and aims to help governments, their partners and interested stakeholders to develop more holistic school connectivity plans.

The report highlights the efforts and approach used by Giga and UNESCO’s e-schools Initiative; two global initiatives aimed at connecting schools to the Internet and at turning schools into entry points for bringing connectivity to entire communities. More info in this news article

GOOD SOUTH-SOUTH COLLABORATION PRACTICES

The recently launched Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development Vol. 3. features close to 200 good practices.

The report is the biggest compilation to date and significantly expands the South-South knowledge base across all SDGs, highlighting innovative solutions, and showcasing a greater diversity of partners.

ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF DISABLED CHILDREN (AAEEH)

Started in March 2020, AAEEH cycle of conferences continues by videoconference due to the health crisis.

The next conference will take place on Wednesday 07 October 2020 from 17:00 (Paris time). As a prelude to the celebration of International Girls' Day on 11 October, the conference will focus on : the role of NGOs in the education and empowerment of girls and women in the perspective of achieving the SDGs; the issues and challenges of education for girls with disabilities and lessons learned from the project "support to the schooling of girls with disabilities"; the first lessons learned from the impact of Covid19

The conference, in French, will be moderated by Dr Ernestine NGO MELHA, specialized in educational policies and disability issues, with the participation of the UNESCO NGO Liaison Committee.

To receive the connection link, please fill in the form by clicking here.

EDUCATION INITIATIVES

· Video on new EQUALS hub

Worldwide, 2 billion women are offline. They are 4 times less likely than men to know how to use advanced digital technologies. In today’s society, women and men, girls and boys must have equal access to tech skills development and career opportunities. To face this challenge, the EQUALS Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age has just launched the EQUALS Digital Skills Hub, a one-stop shop on projects, resources and good practices to advance digital skills for girls and women. The Hub was created by UNESCO, with the support of the Government of Germany, as a contribution to the EQUALS Global Partnership.

· New video on learners’ safety and socio-emotional well-being for a safe return to school in the Caribbean

UNESCO's Cluster Office for the Caribbean has launched a campaign on safe return to school in the Caribbean with the title "Joanne and Daniel Lead the Way - Stop Coronavirus at School Today!". This initiative is a part of the UNESCO’s Education Response to COVID-19 in the Caribbean SIDS to support the reopening of schools. The video animation are aligned with key messages from the Framework for reopening Schools.

WEBINARS THIS WEEK

· The next regional event of the 8^th Dialogue on Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) organized by the UNFCCC in collaboration with UNESCO - will take place on 23September from 5-8pm (Paris time). You can register here (deadline September 22nd). Click here to watch the broadcast of the last regional dialogue on ACE - Asia and the Pacific.